(1) A sensor channels the light signal along an optical fibre. (2) Money for the project will be channelled through local government. (3) He channels his aggression into sport.
channel ['tʃænl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.祖父或祖母;外祖父或外祖母;
n.单词,歌词,台词;(说的)话;诺言;命令; vt.措辞,用词;用言语表达; vi.讲话;
vt.释放;放开;发布;发行; n.释放,排放,解除;释放令;公映的新影片,发布的新闻[消息];
n.频道,波道;渠道;途径;海峡; vt.引导,开导;形成河道;
(1) common spices such as ginger and cinnamon (2) a spice jar (3) We need an exciting trip to add some spice to our lives.
(1) ...a tiny little transparent pill, about 20 millimetres long. (2) The coats, made of polythene sheet 0.05 millimetre thick, are fitted on the sheep after shearing. (3) The total amount of pollen was measured more accurately by 30 millimetre deameter globes.
millimetre [ˈmɪlimi:tə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.最后的;极限的;首要的;最大的; n.终极;顶点;基本原理;基本事实;
n.毫米;
n.胃;腹部;食欲;欲望; vt.容忍;吃…吃得津津有味;〈古〉对…发怒;
n.拼写;拼法; v.拼写( spell的现在分词);意味着;
(1) deep spreading roots (2) I pulled the plant up by (= including) the roots . (3) Tree roots can cause damage to buildings.
(1) The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theaters nationwide. (2) You'll see the movie theater at your right side if you walk down the street. (3) Danny and Cathy are in a movie theater. Dan wants something to eat.
(1) Shortly afterwards he met her again. (2) Let's go out now and eat afterwards. (3) afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said.
afterwards ['ɑ:ftəwədz] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.然后,后来地;以后;之后;继;
n.哲学;哲学体系,哲学思想;生活信条;哲理;
n.文学;文学作品;文献;著作;
adj.大量的;结实的,牢固的;重大的; n.本质;重要材料;
(1) ‘ What sort of music do you like? ’ ‘Oh, all sorts . ’ (2) This sort of problem is quite common./These sorts of problems are quite common. (3) He's the sort of person who only cares about money.
(1) Children must be accompanied by an adult. (2) Why can't you two act like civilized adults? (3) The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed.
(1) He looked at himself in the mirror . (2) a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) (3) (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
(1) Now is a good time to invest in the property market. (2) He invested his life savings in his daughter's business. (3) The government has invested heavily in public transport.
(1) He died in mysterious circumstances. (2) A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals. (3) A mysterious young woman is living next door.
mysterious [mɪˈstɪəriəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.自豪的,得意的;光荣的,高尚的;傲慢的;有自尊心的;
n.<医>传染,感染;传染病,染毒物;影响;
adj.神秘的,诡秘的;难以理解的,不可思议的;魔;玄妙;
n.吨;大量,许多;
(1) Recovery from the disease is very gradual. (2) a gradual change in the climate (3) You can expect her progress at school to be gradual rather than brilliant.
(1) That is no way to treat another human being. (2) It's only human to want the best for your children. (3) He's really very human when you get to know him.
human ['hju:mən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.人,人类; adj.人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
n.表现,表示,表达;表情,脸色,态度,腔调,声调;[数]式,符号;词句,语句,措辞,说法;
vt.& vi.翻译;解释;转化;被翻译;
adv.相似地;类似地;
(1) a widely held belief (2) The idea is now widely accepted. (3) He has travelled widely in Asia.
widely [ˈwaɪdli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.广泛地;普遍地;到处;大量地;
adj.不常见的,不普通的,难得的,罕有的;异乎寻常的,例外的,奇异的;独特的;与众不同的;
n.技能,技巧;熟练,巧妙;才能,本领;
adv.非常;不寻常地,异乎寻常地;显著地;出奇;
(1) She spat the name out like an insult. (2) Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you. (3) He felt the smart of their insult for many days.
(1) The two teams have always been rivals. (2) The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals. (3) This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available) .
(1) Who is eligible to apply for membership of the association? (2) a membership card/fee (3) The membership has/have not yet voted.
membership [ˈmembəʃɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.会员资格;会员身份;会员全体;
n.解决;溶解;溶液;答案;
n.雪,雪花;积雪;雪季; vt.使纷纷落下;使变白;下雪;被雪覆盖,被雪阻挡; vi.降雪;
n.传统;惯例;[宗]经外传说;[法]移交,引渡;
(1) Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. (2) Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living... (3) whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.